Reds caretaker manager Simon Davey has almost a fully fit squad to choose from as he attempts to extend his four match unbeaten run with a trip to the Walkers Stadium.
Antony Kay has recovered from his groin injury but is now ill and will miss the game.
Probable Line-Up:
Nick Colgan
Neil Austin
Paul Reid ©
Bobby Hassell
Paul Heckingbottom
Kyel Reid
Brian Howard
Sam Togwell
Paul Hayes
Daniel Nardiello
Leon Knight/Marc Richards
The Reds make the trip to Leicester tomorrow looking for their first victory there since 1994.
That though was at the old Filbert Street ground and this will be the first time Barnsley have travelled to the Walkers Stadium.
The last time The Reds made the trip to Leicester it ended in heart-breaking circumstances.
The Reds were defeated 1-0 and thus were relegated from The Premiership on the 2nd May 1998.
A strike from Theo Zagorakis on 57 minutes sealed Barnsley's fate that afternoon.
Sides on 2/5/98
Leicester: Keller ,Savage ,Guppy ,Walsh ,Elliott ,Cottee (Fenton ,83 ) ,Izzet ,Lennon ,Zagorakis ,Marshall ,Heskey
Subs not used: Arphexad,Campbell,Wilson,
Barnsley: Watson ,Eaden ,Moses ,De Zeeuw ,Redfearn ,Marcelle ,Jones (Bullock ,59 ) ,Tinkler (Bosancic ,56 ) ,Barnard ,Ward ,Fjortoft (Liddell ,69)
Bookings: Barnard ,De Zeeuw ,Redfearn (Barnsley)
Attendance: 21293
Referee: D J Gallagher (Oxfordshire)
Barnsley sat 19th in The Premiership after that defeat, 5 points from safety with just 1 game remaining.
Leicester were sat handsomely in 8th place, they finished the season in 10th after losing their final game of 1997-1998, 4-3 at West Ham.
Barnsley finished the season 19th after losing their final ever game in The Premiership, 2-0 at home to Manchester United.
The Oakwell meeting came much earlier on in the season on the 27th September 1997 when The Reds lost 2-0 thanks to second half goals from Ian Marshall and Graham Fenton.
Sides on 27/9/97:
Barnsley: Leese ,Appleby ,Sheridan ,Moses ,De Zeeuw ,Redfearn ,Liddell (Marcelle ,70 ) ,Tinkler (Bullock ,64 ) ,Krizan ,Barnard ,Ward
Subs not used: Watson,Neil Thompson,Hristov,
Leicester: Keller ,Izzet ,Lennon ,Heskey (Claridge ,78 ) ,Savage ,Kaamark ,Prior ,Elliott ,Marshall ,Fenton (Cottee ,67 ) ,Guppy
Subs not used Campbell,Wilson,Andrews,
Bookings: Moses ,Sheridan ,Tinkler (Barnsley) Kaamark ,Lennon ,Marshall (Leicester)
Attendance: 18660
Referee: G Poll (England)
The Reds were 19th at this point in the season, Leicester in 3rd.
Onto 2006-2007 and after achieving a 16th place finish last season once Rob Kelly took over from Craig Levein Leicester are enduring another miserable season this time around.
Last weekends last gasp victory at Wolves was their first success in 8 and ended a run of 4 straight defeats. It's no surprise The Foxes languish in 18th place, 3 places and 2 points above The Reds and 5 points above the drop zone.
Leicester have a fairly unspectacular home record this season winning 4 and losing 4 out of their 11 games. They haven't won in front of their own fans since a 2-1 success over Stoke back on the 31st October.
Only bottom club Southend beat Barnsley's record on the road however.
The 2-2 draw at Leeds two weeks ago ended a run of 8 successive away defeats and The Reds haven't won on the road since winning 2-1 at Colchester in the 3rd game of the season back on the 12th August.
The 25 goals conceded on the road is the most in the division.
A win for Barnsley tomorrow would take then above Leicester and potentially into 18th place.
A win for Leicester could take them up to 16th.
Last 6 Leicester v Barnsley Results:
1997/1998:
Sat 02 May Leicester City 1 - 0 Barnsley (Premiership)
Sat 27 Sep Barnsley 0 - 2 Leicester City (Premiership)
1995/1996:
Sat 02 Dec Leicester City 2 - 2 Barnsley (Division One)
Sat 07 Oct Barnsley 2 - 2 Leicester City (Division One)
1993/1994:
Sat 19 Mar Leicester City 0 - 1 Barnsley (Division One
Sat 25 Sep Barnsley 0 - 1 Leicester City (Division One)
Overall Record:
Barnsley Wins: 23
Leicester Wins: 42
Draws: 31
Barnsley Goals: 103
Leicester Goals: 145
Records:
Highest Aggregate- 7- Leicester City 5 - 2 Barnsley 1956/1957
Highest Leicester City score:- 6- Leicester City 6 - 0 Barnsley 1946/1947
Highest Barnsley score: -3- Barnsley 3 - 1 Leicester City 1991/1992
Last 6 2006-2007 Results:
Leicester City:
9/12/06 Wolves 1-2 Leicester (Championship)
2/12/06 Leicester 1-4 Sheffield Wednesday (Championship)
28/11/06 Norwich 3-1 Leicester (Championship)
25/11/06 Derby 1-0 Leicester (Championship)
18/11/06 Leicester 0-1 Preston (Championship)
11/11/06 Leicester 2-2 Plymouth (Championship)
W:1 D:1 L:4 F:6 A:12 GD:-6 Points:4
Barnsley:
10/12/06 Barnsley 1-1 West Brom (Championship)
2/12/06 Leeds 2-2 Barnsley (Championship)
28/11/06 Barnsley 2-0 Southend (Championship)
25/11/06 Barnsley 1-0 Ipswich (Championship)
18/11/06 Crystal Palace 2-0 Barnsley (Championship)
11/11/06 Birmingham City 2-0 Barnsley (Championship)
W:2 D:2 L:2 F:6 A:7 GD:-1 Points:8
Leicester currently lie 18th in the Coca-Cola Championship with 25 points from 22 games, 2 points above Barnsley who lie 21st with 23 points from 22 games.
WHO ARE YA!!!
Full name Leicester City Football Club
Nickname(s): The Foxes, Fosse, The Filberts
Founded:1884
Ground: Walkers Stadium (Filbert Way)
Chairman: Andrew Taylor
Manager: Rob Kelly
League: The Championship
2005-06: The Championship, 16th
Club honours
Football League First Division
Runners-Up 1929
Football League Second Division
Champions 1925, 1937, 1954, 1957, 1971, 1980
Football League First Division
Runners-Up 2003
Playoff Winners 1994, 1996
Playoff Runner-Up 1992, 1993
Runners-Up 1949, 1961, 1963, 1969
Winners 1964, 1997, 2000
Runners-Up 1965, 1999
Winners 1971
Regional competition:
War League South
Champions 1942
Midland War Cup
Winners 1941
Graham Cross holds the record for the most Leicester appearances, with the defender playing 596 games between 1960 and 1976. He is just ahead of midfielder Sep Smith who managed 586 between 1929 and 1949.Striker Arthur Chandler is currently the clubs all time record goal scorer, netting 273 in his 12 years at the club. The most goals managed in single season for the club is 44 by Arthur Rowley, in the 1956-1957 season. Of the current crop of player Iain Hume is top of the scoring scale, managing 17 goals since his move from Tranmere Rovers in August 2005. The fastest goal in the clubs history was scored by current striker Matty Fryatt, when he netted after just nine seconds against Preston in April 2006.
The clubs record attendance is 47,298 against Tottenham Hotspur at Filbert Street, in a fifth round FA Cup clash in 1928. The record at the current home, the Walkers Stadium, is 32,086 for a friendly match against FC Barcelona in 2003.
Leicester jointly hold the record with Sunderland for having won the most Division Two title since the end of World War II. Also the club has been promoted and relegated between the top two divisions more than any other team, 11 times in both directions.
Leicester have lost four FA Cup finals. This is the most lost finals without lifting the trophy.
Although the club itself hasn't set too many records it is part of and exclusive club of ten teams never to play outside the top two tiers of English football. The other nine are Arsenal, Chelsea, Everton, Leeds United, Liverpool, Manchester United, Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham.
Man in the Middle:
Clive Penton (Sussex)
Games Referred This Season: 17
Home Wins: 7
Away Wins: 9
Draws: 1
Yellow Cards: 67
Red Cards: 4
Number of Barnsley Matches Officiated: 5
17/9/05 MK Dons 0-0 Barnsley (6yellows 0reds)
17/12/04 Colchester 0-2 Barnsley (2yellows 1red)
10/1/04 Colchester 1-1 Barnsley (1yellow 1red)
30/9/03 QPR 4-0 Barnsley (3yellows 0reds)
29/10/02 Colchester 1-1 Barnsley (1yellow 1red)
Number of Leicester City Matches Officiated: 5
5/8/06 Luton 2-0 Leicester (5yellows 0reds)
25/3/06 Leicester 1-1 Reading (3yellows 0reds)
2/1/06 Crystal Palace 2-0 Leicester (3yellows 0reds)
20/9/05 Leicester 2-1 Blackpool (2yellows 0reds)
13/11/04 Leicester 0-1 Sunderland (6yellows 0reds)
The last Championship match Mr Penton officiated was on the 25th November 2006, a 1-0 win for Coventry at QPR and he showed 4 yellow cards and 0 reds.
With thanks to www.barnsleyfc.co.uk, www.lcfc.co.uk, www.wikipedia.org, www.soccerbase.com.